Can Mouthwash Raise Your Blood Pressure?

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Admin

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

Antiseptic compounds in mouthwash may destroy beneficial oral bacteria that are important for maintaining blood pressure, thereby contributing to high blood pressure levels
The use of the mouthwash containing the antiseptic chlorhexidine twice daily was associated with a significant increase in systolic blood pressure after one week
In a separate study, those who used mouthwash twice a day or more were more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who used it less often or not at all
A “major shift” in the salivary microbiome was noted after chlorhexidine mouthwash usage, triggering more acidic conditions, which favor increased dental caries, and lower nitrite availability and oral nitrate-reducing bacteria, which affect heart health
For optimal oral and overall health, you need to cease killing microbes in your mouth, and a key way to do this is by not using antimicrobial mouthwashes

Study Links Autism with Industrial Food, Environment

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin

The study explores how mineral deficiencies—affected by dietary factors like high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)—could impact how the human body rids itself of common toxic chemicals like mercury and pesticides.

The epidemic of autism in children in the United States may be linked to the typical American diet Continue reading →

Stop Sugar Cravings with These Two Trace Minerals

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin

If you frequently crave candy bars, doughnuts, cake, or other sugary foods — and you thought your cravings were just something you were born with, or a condition to which you are naturally or genetically predisposed, there is hard scientific evidence that suggests how you can stop sugar cravings. stop sugar cravings Continue reading →

Medical myths: Bizarre, but true…

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

Fat people are jollier

Ever since Falstaff, fatness has been associated with jollity. According to psychologists at Lakehead University in Canada, the “jolly fat” hypothesis might actually be true, at least among women. Not only have they found a link, they suggest a mechanism, too: estrogen.

They put forward the idea that body fat protects women again negative moods. In other words, the fatter a woman is, the less depressed she gets.

In the two-part research, the team looked at Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure that takes into account Continue reading →